(Vadivel) When using SQL Server Management Studio I feel it be a pain and waste of time to choose the same SQL server instance, authentication details again and again.

(Jack Vamvas) The SSMS installation comes with a command line utility called sqlpackage.exe . Commonly used to export sql server databases to Azure.

(Julio Calderón) This tutorial assumes the Managed Instance is already created and that connections from the jumpbox also work.

(Koen Verbeeck) When there is an error in the SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) data flow, you have the ability to redirect the error onto an error path

(Michael J. Swart) The other day, Erin Stellato asked a question on twitter about the value of nested SPs. Here’s how I weighed in:

(Pinal Dave) While using SQL Server on Virtual Machines in Azure, I ran into an interesting error. In this blog we would learn how to fix Msg 45207 – SQL Server Managed Backup to Microsoft Azure cannot configure the database ‘sqlauthdb’ because a container URL was either not provided or invalid.

(Marcin Policht) Information protection becomes one of the dominant factors that drive modern database design and implementation.

(Kenneth Fisher) If you’ve done much with IN (list) then you’ve realized that it basically translates out to

(Thomas LaRock) The hype around blockchain technology is reaching a fever pitch these days. Visit any tech conference and you’ll find more than a handful of vendors offering blockchain.

(Fernando Cobo Enriquez) This guide assumes that you already own an Azure Subscription, an Azure Active Directory properly setup and your PowerShell environment properly set for running scripts.